Course Summary
This online micro-credential will provide an overview of mental health issues in Australia and outlines the first response when encountering a person with a mental health problem, or experiencing a traumatic event or crisis. The micro-credential will outline appropriate strategies for the first responder to use in managing the situation until professional help is available.
This micro-credential can also be undertaken in a face to face workshop for groups of six or more participants by negotiation.
Our micro-credentials are aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Requirements - To Be Eligible
For your application to be considered, you must meet the following entry requirements.
Entry RequirementsThere are no specific entry requirements, however, students enrolling in this micro-credential should work or study in the health and/or fitness profession.
Course Details
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Student Outcomes, Career Opportunities and Occupations
This mciro-credential provides Professional Development for health and/or fitness professionals.
Undertaking this micro-credential enables students to meet their Continuing Professional Development obligations and industry update requirements in their profession. Upon successful completion, students will be awarded 4 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours and a CQUniversity Certificate of Completion.
If you are a Registered Exercise Professional with Fitness Australia as a Group Exercise/Gym Instructor or greater, you will also be eligible to attain Fitness Australia CECs on the successful completion of this course.
Study Mode Definitions
- Online: Online courses provide the flexibility to study without normally requiring a student to visit a campus. Course content is studied through a number of means including the use of online discussion forums, electronic library resources, by contacting lecturers and teachers, and receiving study materials online/electronically. Work integrated learning, including placements, may be included in some courses.
- On-campus: Students studying in on-campus mode typically are expected to attend and participate in regular, structured on-campus teaching and learning activities throughout the University’s academic term. These activities may include lectures, tutorials, workshops and practice, online or other activities and normally will be timetabled at a CQUniversity campus or approved delivery site.
- Mixed Mode: Students studying in mixed mode will participate in a combination of online learning activities in addition to site-specific learning activities, which may include residential schools, co-op placements and/or work-integrated learning as a compulsory requirement of a unit. The additional site-specific learning activities are what differentiates a mixed-mode unit from an online unit.
*All study modes may include Vocational placement and/or work integrated learning.
Select a course structure below to view the delivery details, including the different study modes offered for each structure.
4 hours of self-paced online learning.
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- Mixed Mode
- On-campus
- Outline the incidence and causes of mental health conditions in Australia
- Describe the appropriate response strategies recommended as a first responder when managing a person in crisis
- Understand methods of managing the person once a crisis has desescalated
- Discuss why professional help is recommended and list referral pathways in Australia.
Assessment
Online Quiz
Award
Digital Badge via Credly
Students can also download a Certificate of Completion, share to social media or add to a professional portfolio.